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The wings of desire… or the dream life of butterflies by Stéphane Hette
Photographs by Stéphane Hette, Paul Starosta (preface) – Format 30×30 cm – 160 pages I came across this book by chance while surfing the web. The image and the title immediately caught my attention. I found the title magnificent: The wings of desire… What do butterflies desire and dream of? This is what photographer Stéphane Hette wants us to discover. So I found the cover of the book and the title very poetic! I had to have this book in my hands at all costs, it was already enveloping me with an extreme joy. And when I received the book, I was amazed! I was even more surprised to see…
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What the photo says
We are used to talking about photography as an “art” with its aesthetics, with its rules, that only experienced artists can understand, apply, etc. I would like to talk to you about something completely different: what photography is for me and the way I found to practice it at my level. Photography, history and empathy Photos allow us to go back in time. They are windows that allow us to look into the past. This could be our past, that of strangers, or that of our loved ones. I really enjoyed looking through my parents’ photo album and my father’s military album. This allowed me to imagine their lives a…
